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J. F. WINCHELL.

CORN HARVESTER.

Patented Deo. 19, 1893.

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No. 510,945l Patented Dec. 19, 1893.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES F. WINCHELL, OF SPRINGFIELD, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO THE FOOS MANUFACTURING COMPANY, OF SAME PLACE.

CORN-HARVESTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 510,945, dated December 19, 1893.

Application iied July 29, 1892. Serial No. 441,573. (No model.)

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES FRANK WIN- HELL, a citizen of the United States, resid- Ing at Springfield, in the county of Clark and State of Ohio,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Corn-Harvesters, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings. My invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in corn harvesters.

The object of my improvements is to provide means for harvesting corn, in which the cutting blade acts on the corn with a drawcuttlng or inclined action, and tends to depress the stubble-instead of tending to pull It out at the roots; also to support the cutting blades and cut corn, by the stubble reacting against the blades as they pass over it. The peculiarities of construction and operation whereby my improvements are carried out in this exemplication therefor, will be hereinafter described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings on which like reference letters indicate corresponding parts: Figure l represents a plan. View of my machine with one of the blades raised; Fig.

n 2, a side view of the same with the blade down; Fig. 3, an enlarged view of a stirrup and portion of the frame,-a portion of the blade being shown raised, and dotted in its lower position; Fig. 4,-a detail view of one of the supports for the blade and a portion of the frame; Fig. 5, a front view of the machine; and Fig. 6,:29 detailed perspective view A of the rear adjustment of the platform.

In the ordinary corn harvesters ithasbeen found that the knife frequently acts to pull the stubble out by the roots in cutting the corn stalks, dragging the partially cut stalks and roots along and clogging the blades; also the weight of the cut corn upon the blades and supports, acts to depress the cutting edge and diminish its efficiency.

In my device hereinafter described, I provide a cutting edge'inclined downward from the forward end toward the rear, and also inoline the blade itself rearwardly from the edge thereof, whereby the cutting blade acts on the corn with a draw-cut action, and as it passes over the stubble, it depresses the same, on account of the rearof the blade being lower than the front, so that the stubble assists in sup-v porting the blade.

I will now describe one means whereby my improvements are carried into effect.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, the letter A designates a platform having side bars B, forming a loop and bent upward in front as shown in Figs. l and 2. A brackethead C, receives the loop portion of the frame which is secured thereto by U-bolts D, or'

otherwise, and is provided with a slot for the stem E, pivoted to the yoke-head F, supported by the wheels G, as shown in Figs. 1 and 5. The forward projection F affords an attachment forthe draft animal. Thefrontendof the frame or platform has a forward, upwardly extending or bent brace I-I, pivoted to the lug on the bracket head, as shown in Fig. 2. This brace is inclosed by a strip I, connected to the. stem beiowthebracket head and adjustable on The draft-strain is therefore takenv 'which the hook bolt O is adjusted according tothe height it is desired to support the rear of the platform. rlhe rear ends of the sidebars B are fixed in said bearing L as shown in Figs. l and 6. Thus the platform itself may be adjusted at any suitable inclination according to the height of the corn cut. Upon this platform are mounted cutting blades P Fig. 1,by means of strap hinges Q and R, said blades being secured to wings, which the strap hinges also assist in bracing, as shown in Figs. l and 2. The wings are supported Aby projections or bracket arms S, from the platform, which cause the wings and attached blades to assume an inclined position inward and rearward as shown in Figs. 2 and 5. Guides T, carried by the wings, direct the standing corn to the cutting blades, and the ICO blades cutthe cornstalks obliqiielyg-and as the wings .pass over the stubbl'eQlit {pressefs upwardag'ai'nst Vthe wings, materially assisting the projecting arms to bear the-weight of the blades and cut corn. Thus when cutting, the action of the blades or wings, instead of beingupward upon the stalks, tends to press the roots into the ground ,instead of Y'pulling them out.

A seat U is carried by the platform on adjustable supports U', and a man sitting'onl` one end of -the seat braces one foot in a forward stirrup V and the other foot in a rear stirrup V supported on a bracket arm extending out from the platform as seen in Fig. 3, to the rear of the cutting blade on the pivoted wing. Thus his weightis not in theleast supported by the blade-wingand does Inot act Ito depress the same. I have also shown inIfig. `l the position the blade-wingassumes when thrownjup. It will lloe seen I.that the machine isreadily turned Vin a smallspace,

by the. cut-under arrangement of the forward connection with the wheels; and that. the in clination and height of the cuttingblades- 'raisinghis `foot while Athus swinging about.

This guard ythus located, and extending toward theseat` as shown, causes him .to raise his .foot The `downward and inward, and

rearward position of the cutting bladeslor wings, causes the downward action on the stubbleasthe cutting action takes place, and also,t end s tocarry the stalks inward toward thefframe, iinstead of .forcin g the stalks away from `the machine. The butts of the stalks will thus slide over the blade ywings inward and .,rearward, and the wings will pressdown against the stubble as they .passoverlit as above dese'ri,lltdf Havingl thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a corn harvester, the combination with a main frame consisting of a loop portion extending lforward Aand upward, a rotatable bracket-head and stem supporting said loop portion, supporting wheels for said head, an adjustable collar mounted on the stem, an angle strap from said collar to said frame, a draft -strap from said stem to said anglestrap to carry draft strains to the frame and brace the stem, and means to support the rear of said frame.

2. In a corn harvestenthe combinationJwith ya pipe intheform lof a loop extending-for wardandnpward, substantially as shown ,and described, and forming the side rails ofafplatforin,lbrackets -forthe rear ends of .saidrail s, a crank axle adjustably ymounted in said brackets and ,supporting wheels thereon, o f ya rotatable bracket head, and front carrying wheels, and stem portion for said head,.a sliding collar adjustablymounted on said stem portion and supporting the loop of the platform frame, an angle strap from ysaid collar extending backward. and 4downward to 2the platform and apivoted draft strap carried by `said stemportion of .tlie head, and adapted to engagewithsaid anglestrapandlbracethe same at any adjustment of `the collar onsald stem. f

3- In a @om harvester, the combinationwith a frame and a foot-rest or stirrup :carried thereby, and a wing also carriedby saidfra'me but independent of said foot-restor stirrup,

and a protecting yboard or Yguard.extending f from the restor stirrup towardtheoperators seat, and locatedbetween the rest orstirrup and the wing.

In testimony whereof I aiix my signature in ypresence of two witnesses.

JAMES F. wINonEL-L.

Witnesses:

OLIVER H. MILLER,

H. M. PLAISTED. 

